Chapter 6: The awakening of Rei
The team was in the Carrier with Velvet and her friends, a girl with the suitcase was staring at Alex and Rei as they were still wearing the same suit.
"I know what you're thinking," Alex said, "It was her idea."
"Hehehe, I just thought maybe if we match we can gain attention and these two can sneak attack." Rei said.
"Sure." Eli smerks.
"I actually find it cute." The suitcase girl said, "Name's Coco Adel." she extends her hand to shake theirs, they accept.
"You… know that we're not like… you know…" Alex, again, tries to evade that possibility.
"Don't worry, I need more proof for that." Coco said, she winks.
"No, I mean it."
"Master, what does she mean by more proof?" Rei asks.
"Master?" Coco asks, Kureha and Eli started laughing.
"God damnit, ArFA-sys." Alex said, "Listen, don't get that wrong as well. She's actually program to be my assistant, hence her name, ArFA-sys."
"I thought her name is Rei?"
"We call her that because she only want him to call her that." Kureha said, barely breathing.
"That's correct, my Master is the only one I would like to be with to help." Rei said.
"That sounds pretty sappy." Coco said, she's smiling.
"I'll tell you the story." Alex said,
Flashback
So it was my first time ever being on GGO, these two were the ones who invited me to play. When I started, everything felt so real like I was really there but it was all virtual. When I went to my first challenge with them we kinda had our problems since I was the only lower ranked player with them. Hell we weren't even expecting to find someone even higher level than us together, this player, Itsuki by the way, gave us a chance to not lose the game and made us do two things. One was to defeat a powerful boss for us, and pick a path. We manage to win and it's when we pick a road where we got close to my buddy ArFA-sys. Of course with these two it's no teamwork, we got to this room with some kind computers and a very unknowing teleporter. We found that out when they sent my beginner ass to some weird room, the first thing I notice was this big, chamber thing. Of course I was new so I'll touch everything, when I touch this chamber it register me as her "Master". Trust me when I say that it even worried me to what I was getting into, she came out and she was all in white and purple body onesie. Hell if you see her then you would barely notice her because of her hair as well, it was a shortcut and white. I heard footsteps from behind and I saw it was Kirito with his sword pointed at me, I think that was the first time she actually saved my virtual life because she called me Master. It turns out she was a rare item that other players are going after as well, though at first I think she was just plain weird, she was telling me on what I'm good at to money… really. After some time with her and knowing her, I grew to liking her. She keeps saying that she wants to improve herself to be better at helping, I say she's cool in every way. The reason why Kirito stopped because him and his… lover I want to say, yeah they wanted her too. Then it went into some more stuff as the game was updating for some reason we form a Squadron of just us and the top players there are.
End of Flashback
"So she's much more of an android than human." Velvet said, Alex nods.
"Yeah, but like a human, she has feelings." Eli points out. "One time, she ran away because she thought she was worthless. One of her biggest fears, luckily Alex didn't care much about any reward at the end. All he wanted was to make sure she's safe, made us all worried sick." The statement made Rei look down in disappointment.
"And yet she remember, we got in the ship, got our reward, and end of that." Alex said, "With someone your strength, you really linger in the past for so long."
"I say, we got what we wanted okay?" Kureha said, "What I want to ask is, why did you go after her?"
"That's something I can't say, for it is a secret from my past." Alex said, he pats Rei on the shoulder for comfort.
"Lover boy." Eli insults.
"Empty head." Alex returns. Time elapses and they are heading to the office of Ozpin, the team were set to defend if everything falls apart. Upon entering, they were greeted by the sight of two other teams and a group of adults who seem more advanced than what they seen in GGO. Ruby was the first to speak.
"Look guys, it's team CFVY. and they brought some… more hunters?"
"Try "Alternative realm that revolve around that crack in space and we have no idea where we are in all as we were in a middle of a hunting quest and we were hit by a bright white light and free fall all the way from the forest", that seems to fit." Alex said, he was tap on the back of his head by Kureha.
"Sorry for my friend, we actually fell from the crack that we see here as well." Kureha said.
"So are you guys from this Fortnite game?" Ozpin said.
"If so, answer us where can we find this Voltron person so we can fix this." Ironwood demands.
"Calm it, big guy." Eli said.
"Name's James Ironwood, general of-"
"Yeah, no one cares." this statement angered Ironwood.
"Listen, we were told that you needed help understanding the crack in the sky, correct?" Alex said.
"Indeed, we need understandment of this broken sky." Ozpin said.
"Well, if I figure, and we're not from Fortnite. We are players from Gun Gale Online, a virtual world where guns are you best offense and defense." Alex said, "Fortnite is a hundred men battle royal where if you must be the last person or team standing."
"That sounds like fun." Yang said, Ruby nods in agreement. Weiss elbows her, "You seem to know much of this so far."
"I played games other than GGO beforehand." Alex said.
"Well, if you're an expert gamer. Do you recognize these places?" Qrow said, he displays certain areas that were changed. One scene showed a city that was mostly littered with trash and open holes in buildings, one thing stand out was the clock tower that no longer have a roof, and an open chest.
"That looks like tilted towers, players worst nightmare to land in."
"I figure, I see so many loot there." Kureha said.
"Okay how bout here?" he moves to the next scene it was snowy area with a train, in the main cart was a cannon.
"Okay, that is Gustav Cannon." Alex said.
"And that is from your game or Fortnite." Glynda asks.
"Neither." Alex said.
"What?" Winter asks.
"This is from Call of Duty WWII." Alex said.
"The Call of Duty Franchise is here too?" Eli asks, he's a big fan.
"Yeah, your wet dream came true." almost everyone laughs. "Yeah, we may encounter some unwelcoming dictatorship going on."
"Not like we never seen one." Qrow said, Ironwood got angry more.
"Look, what are we dealing with here?" Ironwood said.
"I say we be facing other than gun nuts, we may be against some Axis powers. Or Allies if we are unlucky." Alex said.
"Allies? Axis?" Blake was confused to the point.
"Well, since you guys seem more advanced than us. We had these things known as World Wars, two of them happened and people are thinking there will be a third coming." Alex said, "Axis power wanted order amongst a leader who will make this world a better place to show who is god around, Allies wanted Freedom and independent for all. Each one had a region helping one another." Alex said, Kureha crossed her arms and look away.
"Allies won on both, making the leader of Axis commit suicide by taking cyanide and a bullet to the head." Kureha said.
"I'm actually the only one who has a bloodline within the U.S. One of the Allies countries who showed up late." Alex said, "These three, if you count Rei for being made by them, are from Japan, one of the Axis countries."
"Wouldn't that mean you guys are betraying your country for friending the opposite?" Ren asks.
"The whole World War thing past, and having one another grudge went away. Only thing we would remember are the aftermath like Pearl Harbor." Eli said.
"And the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Kureha adds.
"Day of Defeat was one of the memorable events, The storming of Normandy." Alex waves crazily. "Let's tell this later okay? We got to finish this."
"Master, can you tell me about this after?" Rei asks.
"Master?" Weiss asks.
"God damn it, I'll tell you later!" Alex said, "Okay next area?" Qrow swipes and showed a familiar place that he was just talking about, it was littered with Cargo boats and at the end of the beach was bunkers. "F**K!" Alex outburst alarms them.
"Let me guess, Normandy?" Qrow said, Alex nods.
"Then judging from your outburst, mind filling us in on our newcomers of their powers?" Ozpin said.
"So many, I don't know where to start."
"How about these aircrafts?" Qrow shows some planes that displays a star in a circle.
"That's the Allies attack planes."
"Abilities?"
"Abilities?" Alex repeats, "They just fly, gun down enemies, and if they are behemoths are able to drop bombs."
"Like the Atomic bombs?" Ozpin said.
"No, since they're in a different place, they don't have anything that can do such thing. I just hope we can gain their side and even convince at least some Axis power to assist." Alex said, Qrow continues to show a machine fighting another. Two others, it falls and was executed. Luckily the pilot ejects and vanishes before it exploded.
"That seems like Titanfall, a game that giant fighting robots are needed the most."
"I don't need to ask what they can do, do I?" Ironwood asks.
"You do, I'm not sure what the new ones do but some I do. From using a gatling gun that can tear down a whole building into rubble to a flamethrower that can Melt a Forest within one tank."
"I think someone beat you to the punch." Qrow said.
"I need to research some of these, Winter, I need you to keep track of these."
"I'm already on it." Winter said.
"If she was coming it would be like Game of Thrones." Eli said, Kureha chuckles.
"Never watched it." Alex said.
"You need to do something in your life to connect with people."
"This is the last one." Qrow shows a scene where a piece of the Forest was hit with a flash and in place was a school building, Alex stood silent.
"Anything, Master?" Rei asks.
"I guess… fine education and a loving scenario for some highschool, slash collage love scene?" Alex asks himself.
"You don't know." Yang said.
"Yeah, I'm at a lost at this." Alex said.
"You can't be serious, you named all of the things you know and yet a school building is one thing you don't remember."
"Not remember, Don't know." Alex points out.
"Then it's settled." Ozpin said, "We need people to head over to investigate these new areas." He takes a sip of his coffee. "But first, I know you all are exhausted. James, don't your shield protects us from unwanted travellers?"
"It's a prototype, but it shown unique results."
"Good, we need our hunters in top shape to protect themselves from the world outside." Ozpin said.
"He's right, we can't have anyone slowing down for a rest. This is a matter of protecting our people from danger." Glynda said.
"That being said, you are all dismissed." everyone but the adults turned around and leaves, some of them were walking up to the GGO squad. "Oh, Alex."
"Yes?" Alex turned around.
"I need to speak with you."
"I'm coming with." Rei said, Alex held an arm out to stop her.
"Don't worry, ArFA-sys." Alex said, "This should be quick."
"But…"
"If anything happens, I would call you in. Plus, these are new people and if you get scared here you got Eli and Kureha." Alex said.
"But…"
"Rei, I'll be fine." Alex said, Rei nods and waited outside the door as it closes and leaving everyone to spectate any thought that crosses their mind.